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. 2020 Feb 17;21(5):479–488. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jez322

Table 3.

Interactions between clinical variables and presence or absence of CAD

No CAD
Non-obstructive CAD
P-interaction
Univariable HR (95% CI) P-value Univariable HR (95% CI) P-value
Age (years) 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.003 1.03 (1.02–1.05) <0.001 0.182
Male gender 0.88 (0.64–1.21) 0.425 0.82 (0.65–1.03) 0.085 0.715
BMI (kg/m2) 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 0.061 1.02 (1.00–1.04) 0.052 0.477
Chest pain symptoms 0.110
 No chest pain Reference Reference
 Non-anginal 1.39 (0.78–2.47) 0.270 0.87 (0.58–1.31) 0.511
 Atypical 0.77 (0.48–1.25) 0.289 0.93 (0.69–1.26) 0.636
 Typical 0.80 (0.39–1.65) 0.551 1.67 (1.12–2.49) 0.012
Cardiovascular risk factors
 Diabetes 1.07 (0.66–1.73) 0.783 2.35 (1.82–3.04) <0.001 0.004
 Hypertension 1.61 (1.16–2.22) 0.004 1.38 (1.10–1.75) 0.006 0.486
 Hypercholesterolaemia 0.83 (0.60–1.16) 0.277 0.87 (0.69–1.08) 0.203 0.807
 Family history of CAD 0.92 (0.64–1.32) 0.655 1.10 (0.86–1.40) 0.467 0.447
 Current smoker 1.02 (0.67–1.54) 0.939 1.12 (0.85–1.46) 0.428 0.763

CAD, coronary artery disease; CCTA, coronary computed tomography angiography; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCX, left circumflex; LM, left main; RCA, right coronary artery.